maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following was not the result of the Kalinga War?

a) The strength of the Mauryan army was curtailed

b) The number of casualties of combatants and noncombatants is stated to have been around four lakhs

c) He wages no wars after the Kalinga War

d) The cruel consequences of war revolutionized the personality and public policies of Ashoka

Question : 2

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Jain text, Parisistha Parvam, describes that with the help of Chanakya, Chandragupta defeated the Nanda king and captured him.
2. Chandra Gupta defeated the invading army of the Greek Kshatrapa Seleucus who had succeeded Alexander in the eastern part of his empire.
3. The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman says that a dam on the Sudarshana lake for irrigation was constructed by Pushyagupta, ·a provincial governor of Chandragupta Maurya.
4. Seleucus sent Megasthenese as his ambassador to the court of Chandragupta.

a) 1, 3, and 4 only

b) 2, 3, and 4 only

c) 1, 2, and 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 3

The practice of land grants to brahmins and Buddhist was initiated by

a) Vakatakas

b) Sungas

c) Satavahanas

d) Guptas

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Chandragupta Maurya?

1. He was the first ruler who unified entire India under one political unit.
2. Kautilya was the real architect of the Mauryan Empire and was also the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya.
3. Buddhist sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describe Chandragupta Maurya as a person of humble origin.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

List ‘A’ consists of the varna categories and the List ‘B’ consists of the material for the sacrificial thread to be used by them. Match them and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) A B C D

b) B C D A

c) D B A C

d) B A D C

Question : 6

Which of the following was not a state monopoly during the Mauryan period?

a) Slaughter houses and gambling houses

b) Mines and forests

c) Ferries and bridges

d) Pearl and fisheries